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sense of humor

sense of humor is the US standard spelling of sense of humour.

Meaning of sense of humour

Noun

sense of humour (plural senses of humour)

  1. A person’s faculty for finding certain things funny.
    • I prefer to think that birds have a sufficiently developed sense of humour to enjoy the spectacle of a human being hunched beneath a bush kissing the back of their hand.1980, Bill Oddie, Bill Oddie's Little Black Bird Book, page 112

Forms of sense of humor

pluralsenses of humor

Questions about sense of humor

What is sense of humor the US standard spelling of?
Sense of humor is the US standard spelling of sense of humour.

Words near sense of humor in the dictionary

  1. sense capsules
  2. sense data
  3. sense datum
  4. sense of craft
  5. sense of direction
  6. sense of humor
  7. sense of humour
  8. sense of place
  9. sense of time
  10. sense organ
  11. sense organs

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